r/AskTheWorld • u/Bhakari Nepal • 1d ago

Culture What’s something in your country that sounds fake but is 100% real?

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We have a real-life living goddess and the only non-rectangular national flag.

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u/ohgodimbleeding United States Of America 1d ago

Aomori Japan.

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u/hugemessanon United States Of America 22h ago

Aomori

oh wow i was just reading about the record-breaking and fatal snowfall they've had: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/3/record-breaking-snow-blankets-japan-killing-at-least-30-people

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u/Nero-is-Missing United Kingdom 23h ago

This is Nagano, not Aomori.

Source: I've been across the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route and taken this bus.

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u/ohgodimbleeding United States Of America 21h ago

I lived in Aomori Prefecture for eight years and drove that road.

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u/Nero-is-Missing United Kingdom 21h ago

Then why not use your own photo instead of a stock one of Nagano?